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8 GOP senators oppose Biden amnesty program benefiting China, other foreign adversaries
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GOP senators are calling on the Biden administration to scrap a proposal for an amnesty program for U.S.-based scientists and academics who failed to disclose foreign support in securing federal research grants.
The senators argue that American taxpayer-funded research must be protected from theft and from being weaponized against U.S. interests. "This is a complex problem, but an amnesty program rewarding individuals who broke federal law to steal U.S. taxpayer-funded research is simply not the answer," the senators wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland in a letter first obtained by Fox News.More Related News